It should be more economic!!

modi · Post by **modi** » 10 Oct 2004, 22:37

I have xantia 1.9TD-1994- around 80k mile- it is making 35mpg within the city and 45pmg on the motorway, any idea on how to make it behave??

Seamster15 · Post by **Seamster15** » 10 Oct 2004, 23:04

What sort os service schedual do you stick to ?
Perhaps it needs am Italian tune up!

modi · Post by **modi** » 10 Oct 2004, 23:12

I only had this car 2 months ago, I changed the oil, oil filter and fuel filter, I intend to change them again after4-5 thousands, i have no idea what can of service should be done too, please advise.

Simon Canfer · Post by **Simon Canfer** » 10 Oct 2004, 23:17

45 mpg on the motorway doesn't sound unusual, at what speed?
Your town mpg depends on the town and your driving style.
Simon

nick · Post by **nick** » 10 Oct 2004, 23:42

That doesn't sound all that bad, the 1.9TD Xantia was never very economical for a diesel. I've always got around 42-44mpg on the motorway and about 38-39 mpg around town from mine.
This is with a 4 year long, 60000 mile continuous Italian tune-up though ! If you drive gently it should do a bit better than that.

davethewheel · Post by **davethewheel** » 11 Oct 2004, 05:16

my 1.9td xantia returns an average of 48mpg i do 40 miles a day 20 of it is on the motorway and the other is crawling along in traffic.

JohnD · Post by **JohnD** » 11 Oct 2004, 12:06

After only two months, how can you be so precise that it returns 35mpg in town and 45 on motorway? I brim the tank on my 2.1 at every fillup, and all I can tell is that the average is 42 - 31 if I'm towing a caravan.

uhn113x · Post by **uhn113x** » 11 Oct 2004, 12:28

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Eh? What does that mean? What on earth is a 'can of service' ?
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Cookie · Post by **Cookie** » 11 Oct 2004, 12:34

Get 35 mpg from petrol 2.0i Xantia, so would expect more from diesel?

Cookie · Post by **Cookie** » 11 Oct 2004, 12:35

Get 35 mpg from petrol 2.0i Xantia, so would expect more from diesel?

modi · Post by **modi** » 13 Oct 2004, 19:28

JohnD: to know the (mpg) I brim my tank to a level I can see, reset the millage then drive for 100 miles and refill the tank to the same level, check how many miles and how much deisel needed, and work it out..

uhn113x: (sorry not "can of service", i meant "kind of service")

adzbaby · Post by **adzbaby** » 13 Oct 2004, 19:40

I get combined 45-47 mpg from my 1.9td. Normally get a around 640-660 to a full tank. Thats with a mixture of motorway and around town and I don't drive it very carefully but I neither accelerate too hard when it's not needed.

paranoid · Post by **paranoid** » 13 Oct 2004, 19:47

My 97 td is not keen on stop-start traffic and economy seems to suffer 35 mpg at best, get it on the motorway and at a steady 80-85mph seems to level out at 40-46mpg.
But the best I ever got was travelling from the coast with no money and no credit cards, Orange light was on stayed at 55mph all the way slipstreaming lorries most of the way, (not recommended) mangaged to eek out 60-63mpg (100 mile journey very boring)

Kowalski · Post by **Kowalski** » 13 Oct 2004, 20:14

My Mothers VW Jetta used to have an economy gauge in it, I used to be able to get the gauge up to 50 mpg at 60 mph by tailgaiting lorries, you had to get uncomfortably close before you got into the slipstream.
I thought 50 mpg was good fuel economy for a carb 1250 cc petrol engine and a car that size.

paranoid · Post by **paranoid** » 13 Oct 2004, 20:23

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